I disapprove of the councils preferred option, Option1 and do not like the way it appears to be presented as a 'done deal'. Whilst I am in agreement with a small number of houses being built on your preferred site I have the following general objections:
1. 75 houses quoted is a 28% increase which represents the greatest increase in the county. Why have some village such as Stoneleigh and Bubbenhall been excluded from the Local Plan. I am very concerned that this figure does not include the 28 static caravans which have recently been approved at Le Van on Red Lane which could result in over 100 new residencies being made available in Burton Green. Can the infrastructure such as the local school cope with such numbers?
2. It is completely out of keeping with the character of the village to impose such a large block of houses in one small area. Most housing in Burton Green is ribbon development, consists of very different building styles which adds to the villages character and it is inappropriate to impose a new pattern of building.
3. I believe that there will be very high traffic congestion around Red Lane if all houses are sited here as well as the caravans at Le Van.
4. It will create a community within a community and destroy the cohesiveness of the village.
5. Other potential sites have been dismissed based on weak arguments. For example, Site 6 - the old playing field is visually a mess and one cannot see what else it could be used for in the future, if not housing. Access could be resolved and the landscape impact is no worse than your preferred option 1. I understand that the access issues for Option 2 are easily resolved and question why it would be out of character with the surrounding area when Option 1 is apparently OK. Why is the ribbon development mentioned in Red Lane a problem; that is how Burton Green has evolved. Option 1 is actually the highest site of those proposed so why is this landscape impact not mentioned
6. It is very close to the proposed HS2 railway and I believe this would have a higher impact on the saleability of these properties
7. I believe that the housing should be spread throughout the village which would cause the least impact on the landscape and have the least impact on traffic.